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2012-08-14
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What Pick-Me-Up does try and promote are their special Premium-Ice Peak, or what we like to call them, their ice towers! When we went there was only 1 tower available called the Fruit Ice Pick (RM 12.90, a happy threesome of blueberry, mango & strawberry ice complete with nata de coco, pearls, taro balls & vanilla ice cream) but we were given this Taiwanese Ice Pick to try that was going to be launched in addition to the menu soon. You might already be very familiar with Snowflake, but trust us
Where do we begin? The ice tower is made out of with 3 different layers of ice. The top is the Grass Jelly Ice, the middle has Palm Sugar Ice, and the base has Soya Bean Ice! Frozen red beans are strategically placed to mark the borders between the sections of the tower. Around the tower in the "moat" are an assortment of chewables that include pearls, taro and sweet potato balls, grass jelly, and barley! Oh, extra creamer and palm sugar is provided separately just in case you want extra kick. The above picture is after we added the creamer. The extra sugar wasn't necessary though, because this was perfect enough as is!
Just for the sake of scale, comparing the height of the tower against my iPhone 4!Pick-Me-Up is obviously very proud of their latest tower, even giving us a few tips on different ways we could tackle this yummy monstrosity! Wendy and I both like to keep things standing, so we chip around at the edges like a Jenga tower until it can't hold anymore..but feel free to knock yours over and mix it all up! Personally I loved the soya bean base the best, while Wendy preferred the palm sugar.
It's also a stroke of genius putting the soya bean at the bottom, since when it melts it mixes with the other stuff to create a sort of soya cincau "Michael Jackson" drink! There's definitely something for everyone in this concoction, and it's something I'll recommend to anyone looking for a Taiwanese dessert with a twist. =D
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